Ms. A. Rod traveled to England to meet with activists at the London office of a teacher's union. While there, she visited several iconic London landmarks, including the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, the London Eye, King's Cross Station Platform 9 3/4, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, and the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. She also wanted to see the British Museum to view the Rosetta Stone and Stonehenge. The one place she had to visit was the Globe Theatre to experience the setting of Shakespeare's plays.

1. London
Calling...
Ms. A.Rod’s trip to England

2. Why did Ms. A. Rod go to
England?

3. International Solidarity: Meeting other activists
at the London Office of a Teacher’s Union

4. The London Offices of the National Union of Teachers

5. What are some things to do and places
to see in England?

6. THE ICONIC RED
PHONE BOX
Red phone boxes were once found across the UK,
however over the past 20 years they were replaced
with more modern designs.
Recently with the widespread use of mobile phones,
they are becoming quite rare.
However, because they have become a symbol of
England, and are popular with tourists, people have
launched efforts to save them and repurpose them.

7. The Iconic Red Double Decker Bus

8. The Houses of Parliament and
Elizabeth Tower, commonly called
Big Ben, are among London's most
iconic landmarks.
Technically, Big Ben is the
nickname for the Great Bell of the
clock .

9. The London Eye

10. At King’s Cross Station Platform 9 3/4

12. St Paul’s Cathedral and
Millennium Bridge (Harry Potter)

13. Tower Bridge
and County
Hall, is where
the London
assembly
meets and
makes
decisions
affecting the
citizens of
London.

14. Buckingham Palace and Queen Victoria Memorial

15. House Guard- Cavalry

16. What were the things
Ms. A.Rod really wanted
to see?

17. The British Museum

18. The Great Court at The British Museum

19. The Rosetta Stone
● a granodiorite stele inscribed with a
decree issued at Memphis, Egypt, in
196 BC on behalf of King Ptolemy V.
● The decree appears in three scripts:
the upper text is Ancient Egyptian
hieroglyphs, the middle portion
Demotic script, and the lowest Ancient
Greek.
● it presents the same text in all three
scripts
● the stone provided the key to the
modern understanding of Egyptian
hieroglyphs.

20. Activity- Rosetta Stone
Complete the handout

21. Stonehenge
● a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England,
● a ring of standing stones are set within earthworks
● in the middle of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments
including burial mounds.

24. What was the one place
Ms. A Rod had to visit
while in London?

25. When you are walking around London and everything
reminds you of Romeo and Juliet….

26. The Globe
Theatre

27. The Globe Theatre
● Dream of Sam Wanamaker
● A replica of the original theatre
● Performances, tours, education, training

28. COSTUMES

29. The Heavens and the Balcony

30. The Galleries
Around the Globe
theater were three
tiers of roofed
galleries. The galleries
had rows of wooden
seats, were accessed
from a back corridor
and had a roof
offering shelter from
bad weather.

31. Globe Theatre Interior - the Gentlemen's rooms
There were additional balconies on the left and right of the ' which were called the '
Gentlemen's rooms '. These seats were for rich patrons of the Globe theater and the cost
was 4 pence for which cushioned seats were provided.